Which to use
“cruzar” and “cruzaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,233
- “cruzar” frequency rank
- #18,205
- “cruzaron” frequency rank
- 22438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cruzar | cruzaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasar por un sitio atravesándolo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cruzar and cruzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cruzar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cruzaron's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cruzar vs cruzaron
A purely visual mix-up. cruzar ([kɾuˈsaɾ]) and cruzaron ([kɾuˈsaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cruzar” sits inside “cruzaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cruzar is recorded at frequency rank #4,233, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsaɾ]. cruzaron is at rank #18,205, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsaɾõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22438, this pair ranks #250,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cruzar vs cruzaron
Shared letters: acruz. Private to "cruzar": -. Private to "cruzaron": no.
"cruzar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cruzaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cruzar" for "cruzaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cruzar" vs "cruzaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cruzar" and "cruzaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cruzar" and "cruzaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cruzaban vs cruzaron". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #250,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.